Simple model for the kinetics of packaging of DNA into a capsid against an external force.
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We propose a simple model for the kinetics of packaging of viral DNA into a capsid against an external force trying to prevent it. The model leads to a Butler-Volmer-type dependence of the rate of packaging on the pulling force F.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
دوره 65 5 Pt 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002